Sunday, March 4, 2012

Sprout

So it seems 3 year old girls, or at least my girls at 3 years old, only like to wear dresses. Pants can be coaxed on for special events but given an option, dress it is, every time. So with winter well underway, and being a big fan of Make it Perfect patterns I decided to try sewing a Sprout dress.

I made the dress in Sandi Henderson's, Vintage Iron Work in Berry and some of Anna Maria Horner's, Folksy Flannel for the lining. The pattern was so easy to follow, and came together fantastically. Initially I used piece of ribbon in a loop for the button loop. But it frayed and pulled out. So I replaced it with an elastic hair tie, as suggested in the pattern.

It is sooo cute and been very well worn over winter. I will definitely be making more of these for all the girls next winter.

The headband is of my own design, and unfortunately got lost at Fasnacht. But perhaps I will put together a tutorial when I sew a replacement......

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I am a stay at home mum to three lovely daughters and one Husband, Scott. We are living as expats in Switzerland. These are certainly big influences to my life but why I began this blog is because I love all things sewy. Leaving the workforce to become a Mum gave me the time and inclination to find a hobby, my Great Aunt Joyce inspired me to try needle work. She was an amazing embroiderer, but having dabbled in this as a kid with my Grandma I knew it was to slow going for me. I needed something that gave me gratification much more quickly and was more useful not just pretty, so i tried quilting. With only a pair of scissors, needle, fabric and thread I made my first quilt and fell in love with fabric and all things sewy! I still sew quilts, mostly with a machine these days. I also love to sew for my daughters, actually I love to sew anything, even Fumberlants.